Hiriadka
| Hiriadka ಹಿರಿಯಡ್ಕ Hiriyadka | |
|---|---|
| village | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Udupi |
| • Density | 800/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 576113 |
| Nearest city | Mangalore |
| Sex ratio | 1000:962 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 90% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Udupi Chikmagalur |
'Hiriadka, or Hiriyadka, is a town in the Udupi District in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is quite close to Udupi. There is a famous Sri Virabhadra temple in Hiriadka. There is a famous temple,namely the Raja Rajeshwari temple in Anjarau which close to Hiriadka. It is 15 km from Udupi and 24 km from Karkala. It lies on the Udupi-Hebri road and is famous for the fair along with a festival which happens every year in the month of April-May. Visitors from Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts are attracted to this popular fair.
There is one Moodu Matha about 3 miles from Hiriadka, where Laxmi Janardhana is the presiding deity. This Matha is said to be over 700 years old. The Daiva, 'Varthe Kalkuda' associated with this deity is very powerful, and, every year, on Akshaya Thrithiya day, whole night Kola Nema to this daiva will be performed after the Ranga Pooje to the presiding deity. People from all over the neighbouring taluks attend this Kola and get remedies for their problems through the Daiva Kalkuda
There is a Durgaparameshwari ammanavara Gaddige nearby Hiriadka about 1 km from Hiriadka. There is also Puttige Matha about 1.5 km from Hiriadka, belonging to the group of ashta (eight) mathas founded by Dvaita saint Sri Madhvacharya of Udupi.
'Swarna River' flows about 1 km from Hiriadka. There is dam built against this at Baje and water supplied to Udupi and Manipal cities.
